To engage on both a strategic and tactical level with the Telecommunication service providers, Shoprite Business users and IT Executives in order to provide a stable, reliable and predictable network to the Shoprite group<\/p>\n
Qualifications<\/p>\n
\u2022B Degree \/ B Tech Degree
\n\u2022CCNA or equivalent
\n\u2022MCSE
\n\u2022UNIX certification
\n\u2022ITIL certification<\/p>\n
Experience\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n \u20228-10 years Networking Desirable: Knowledge<\/strong><\/p>\n Essential: Job Objectives<\/strong><\/p>\n (1)To create a Network strategy and roadmap: (2)To manage all resources within the IT Network management layer: (3)To manage the design and implementation of network solutions: (4)To ensure the quality of all communications infrastructure: (5)To effectively communicate to management on a regular basis: (6)To manage all Network assets: (7)To manage the Network budget: (8)To manage SLAs with vendors on a day-to-day basis: (9)To ensure compliance with all Change Management processes and procedures: To engage on both a strategic and tactical level with the Telecommunication service providers, Shoprite Business users and IT Executives in order to provide a stable, reliable and predictable network…..<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[16],"tags":[179],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"yoast_head":"\n
\n\u20228-10 years Multiple communications technologies
\n\u20228-10 years Vendor and contract management
\n\u20228-10 years SLA management
\n\u20228-10 years Line management
\n\u20228-10 years Budgeting and forecasting<\/p>\n
\n\u20224 years Retail experience<\/p>\n
\n\u2022Capacity and availability management
\n\u2022Change management
\n\u2022Incident and problem management
\n\u2022Service Level Agreement management
\n\u2022Knowledge of network legislature and contracts<\/p>\n
\n-Create and maintain a network strategy and a 3 year roadmap
\n-Create a network architecture that supports the strategy and roadmap<\/p>\n
\n-Lead a team of specialists responsible for the Network and Communications landscape<\/p>\n
\n-Design, test and implement network solutions
\n-Establish a close relationship with Business users and Solution owners in order to design and implement cost effective solutions<\/p>\n
\n-Approve and sign off LAN (including WiFi), Voice, Video and WAN designs as produced by the Network team as well as the Solution providers
\n-Work closely with Business users and Solution owners to manage the ongoing impact of user activity and systems on the communications infrastructure
\n-Investigate alternate communications technologies<\/p>\n
\n-Hold regular meetings with IT management and Business users
\n-Feed back to IT management through formal reporting
\n-Escalate to IT management as needed<\/p>\n
\n-Takes responsibility for network assets which includes keeping the CMDB up to date<\/p>\n
\n-Management from a budget and forecast perspective
\n-Track actual costs against budget
\n-Responsible for cost benefit analysis of new technologies
\n-Justify expenditure via a business case<\/p>\n
\n-Negotiate, draw up and maintain contracts and service level agreements
\n-Responsible for the vendor management (manage all commercial and contractual aspects of the relationships) of RSA and non-RSA service providers
\n-Attendance at cyclical Executive forums
\n-Familiarity with and understanding of network partners\u2019 roadmaps<\/p>\n
\n-Final approval of changes
\n-Monitor effect of changes
\n-Attend change management forums where applicable<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"